The Oxford book of aphorisms / chosen by John Gross
1987, Oxford edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press. Very good paperback copy; wrappers slightly dulled and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #331045
ISBN: 019282015X
Physical description: x, 383 pages; 23 cm. Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Aphorists & aphorisms I -- Nature -- Religion -- Mankind -- Life -- Desires & longings -- Fears, hopes, passions -- Design & chance -- Individuals -- The sense of identity -- Self-love -- Self-knowledge -- Self-doubt -- One among many -- Fame & reputation -- The arts of success -- Action & achievement -- Money & rank -- The social fabric -- Politics -- Rulers -- Friends & foes -- Sympathies & antipathies -- Men, women, marriage -- Love, jealousy, libido -- Happiness & sorrow -- Good & evil -- Vices & virtues -- The moralist -- Praise & blame -- Conversation & manners -- Secrets -- True & false -- Illusion & reality -- Thinking & reasoning -- Wisdom & folly -- Intelligence & insight -- Beliefs & opinions -- Knowledge & ignorance -- Learning & teaching -- Memories, dreams, expectations -- The human comedy -- Language -- The written word -- Artists & authors -- The arts -- Criticism, judgment, taste -- Great & small -- History & the passing generations -- In sickness & in health -- Pleasures & penalties -- The family -- Young & old -- Time & transience -- Observations & oddities -- Death -- The afterlife -- Aphorists & aphorisms II.
Subjects: Aphorisms and apothegms. Quotations, English. Quotations Dictionaries. Genre: Aphorisms.
Price: €10.00